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i think we will take a look at murdoch and our system. it is not very appealing, so we need to look at ourselves and our media culture. >> thank you for that. in other news, on saturday, south suzanne will become the world's newest nation following -- south sudan will become the world's newest nation, following a peace treaty. our correspondent has spoken to the widow of the rebel leaders. >> just hours to go now until the new nation is born. southern sudan is going to become the republic of south sudan. we are here at the house of someone who knows about the struggle to reach this point. she is the widow of the head of the sbla. how are you feeling? >> thank you for the opportunity. it is a very good moment for all of us. we are glad to be alive to be here today. there are many colleagues and comrades to be perished during the war, but we are here for their blood. we are very happy and grateful for their contribution. always in the struggle, i knew what was going on, but the majority of people had no idea. they had no idea. i feel very h
i think we will take a look at murdoch and our system. it is not very appealing, so we need to look at ourselves and our media culture. >> thank you for that. in other news, on saturday, south suzanne will become the world's newest nation following -- south sudan will become the world's newest nation, following a peace treaty. our correspondent has spoken to the widow of the rebel leaders. >> just hours to go now until the new nation is born. southern sudan is going to become the...
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. >> what about james murdoch? >> he put it in a controlled performance using words extremely carefully. he was very well coached. he had very careful legal advice. he said nothing that you could point to and say that he knew what was going on. he was in a lot of difficulty particularly about signing the check for a million pounds. he maintained that he had no idea that part of the evidence in this case was that there was more "and use of the world," journalist involved. -- a news of the world," journalists involved. >> this is a day of parliamentary theater. did you find out anything that you did not know before? >> we found out that -- has an awesome right hook. i don't think it was a day for great forensic discovery. one of the most interesting things that emerged were in another room when some of the former senior policeman in all were testifying to the mps. we've learned some subtle but quite significant things, perhaps the most striking of which was that david cameron's chief of staff had declined a briefing
. >> what about james murdoch? >> he put it in a controlled performance using words extremely carefully. he was very well coached. he had very careful legal advice. he said nothing that you could point to and say that he knew what was going on. he was in a lot of difficulty particularly about signing the check for a million pounds. he maintained that he had no idea that part of the evidence in this case was that there was more "and use of the world," journalist involved....
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rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their bid for bskyb. this is in the wake of the hacking scandal. for more on how the deal went, here is the bbc's business editor. >> rupert murdoch, the great news mobile is in the news for what he would see as the wrong reasons. the great humiliations' of his career, the abandonment of his desire to get all of british news broadcasting. "we believe that the acquisition would benefit both companies it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate." this was the appalling climate for mr. murdoch. >> when such a serio
rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their...
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the murdochs said they would come and answer the questions. >> in a letter, james murdoch said "i am now coming. i would like to answer them in a different forum." the questions keep coming. why did the news of the world mislead parliament? why did the management failed to find out what was going on and stop it? as for rebekah brooks, we ask about what she told the mps. the mp whose committee will be asking the question was optimistic. >> i hope the committee will want to hear the truth. this is not about a lynch mob or an opportunity. >> the lawyer representing the family of the girl his phone was tapped as his doubts. >> we will be skeptical. we will see the three monkeys. they will say -- no one was speaking about this. >> in an interview, rupert murdoch insisted that his company had handled the crisis extremely well and he denied he would sell his newspapers. he said that he would work to establish his integrity. this scene is set for an extraordinary confrontation between parliament and the press. a chance for parliament to discuss these issues. >> austerity is the word and cond
the murdochs said they would come and answer the questions. >> in a letter, james murdoch said "i am now coming. i would like to answer them in a different forum." the questions keep coming. why did the news of the world mislead parliament? why did the management failed to find out what was going on and stop it? as for rebekah brooks, we ask about what she told the mps. the mp whose committee will be asking the question was optimistic. >> i hope the committee will want to...
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rupert murdoch at the british parliamentary hearing has already denied that claim. there was no evidence to support any sort of hacking here in the u.s. >> we have the latest from washington. let's cross over for an update on the situation in somalia. >> 8 will be airlifted into mogadishu within days according to the u.n. as famine grips east african -- grips east africa. we report from mogadishu. >> to move in mogadishu, you need men with guns. the peacekeepers are ready to drive me to the outskirts of this capital. in heavily armored vehicles, we pass through the government controlled areas. despite the war, business is booming. the landscape is changing into every open space. the homes for those fleeing the drought and widespread famine. despite only being 400 meters from the front line, thousands are still pouring into this camp. they are setting up with a few possessions they have managed to bring with them. the real debt of this crisis on the becomes clear once we reached the clinic. mothers get in line, desperate to get help for their severely malnourished ch
rupert murdoch at the british parliamentary hearing has already denied that claim. there was no evidence to support any sort of hacking here in the u.s. >> we have the latest from washington. let's cross over for an update on the situation in somalia. >> 8 will be airlifted into mogadishu within days according to the u.n. as famine grips east african -- grips east africa. we report from mogadishu. >> to move in mogadishu, you need men with guns. the peacekeepers are ready to...
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murdoch. days ago he closed the "news of the world" because his reputation was so tarnished by the allegations. tended his ago, we found out about the alleged hacking of the phone of the murder teenager in the phone of the parent of a stone victim and the families of seven victims that had been invaded, along with other shocking revelations. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country who have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. it is beyond belief that mr. murdoch could win this -- could expand his stake in the british media while this going on. >> rupert murdoch won a to increase its ownership of bskyb from 39% to 100%, because he would have had access to the vast amount of cash generated by the u.k.'s biggest tv business. in the past, bskyb's profits were around 1 billion pounds, which would have been useful to mr. murdoch at a time when his british newspapers have been struggling to maintain revenues. as for bskyb other shareholders, they have also paid a big
murdoch. days ago he closed the "news of the world" because his reputation was so tarnished by the allegations. tended his ago, we found out about the alleged hacking of the phone of the murder teenager in the phone of the parent of a stone victim and the families of seven victims that had been invaded, along with other shocking revelations. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country who have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. it is beyond belief...
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rupert murdoch is expected to arrive in london shortly to take challenge of the phone hacking crisis. it has led to the closure of this sunday's edition. the editor of the newspaper until 2007 has been released on bail after being interviewed about allegations of corruption. >> what happened? have written better if he were -- and the probably been better if he were still at the helm. concern -- conspiracy and corruption. finding himself in the political doc, the prime minister decided to plead guilty for failing to take seriously the epidemic of phone hacking. >> we turned a blind eye to the need to sort this issue, to get on top of bad practices, to change the way newspapers are related. we have not correct this issue. >> their work, though, mitigating circumstances. he, like other politicians, wanted the papers to help him win. >> a relationship that came too close, became too cozy. do we spend enough time asking questions about how these organizations are regulated, and malpractice and the rest of it? no, we did not. >> david cameron was warned before the election that his colleagu
rupert murdoch is expected to arrive in london shortly to take challenge of the phone hacking crisis. it has led to the closure of this sunday's edition. the editor of the newspaper until 2007 has been released on bail after being interviewed about allegations of corruption. >> what happened? have written better if he were -- and the probably been better if he were still at the helm. concern -- conspiracy and corruption. finding himself in the political doc, the prime minister decided to...
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. >> for years, the "news of the world," britain's top-selling sunday tabloid and part of rupert murdoch's global media empire, has been afflicted by claims of phone hacking. david cameron expressed his shock that the phone of a girl who was murdered years ago was hacked into by a "news of the world" correspondent. >> the scandal has been growing and growing as more and more people learned that their phones had been hacked. now, a much more serious allegation has shocked the country. 13-year-old 2 went missing -- 13-year-old milly dowler went missing. there were allegations that "news of the world" packed into her phone and that some messages might have been deleted in that act. >> if these allegations are true, this is a dreadful act, a dreadful situation. what i have read in the papers is quite shocking -- that someone could do this -- while knowing that the police were trying to find this person and find out what had happened. >> there is more pressure on the prime minister's friend, rebekah brooks, chief executive of news international in the u.k., editor at "news of the world" when mi
. >> for years, the "news of the world," britain's top-selling sunday tabloid and part of rupert murdoch's global media empire, has been afflicted by claims of phone hacking. david cameron expressed his shock that the phone of a girl who was murdered years ago was hacked into by a "news of the world" correspondent. >> the scandal has been growing and growing as more and more people learned that their phones had been hacked. now, a much more serious allegation has...
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., more allegations in the phone hacking scandal have a rock to the murdoch media empire. it appears the mother of a murdered school girl may have had her mobile phone hacked by investigators who worked for "news of the world" newspaper. sara payne says she is devastated by the revelations. >> perhaps, it seems, this astonishing affair no longer has the capacity to shock. the allegation this evening is that a bereaved mother who worked alongside "the news of the world" alongside the former editor was all along its victim. sara payne was contacted last night to be told her details were in the notebooks of a phone hacker. in a statement it said, sarah is absolutely devastated by the news. we are all deeply disappointed and just working to get her through. the last night of "the news of the world," its last edition, sara payne had been previously told she was not a hackings victim. she had agreed to write an article for the formal budget former issue. she described the tablet as a force of good. >> we have had a series of tragic news stories. >> rebecca brooks, former editor,
., more allegations in the phone hacking scandal have a rock to the murdoch media empire. it appears the mother of a murdered school girl may have had her mobile phone hacked by investigators who worked for "news of the world" newspaper. sara payne says she is devastated by the revelations. >> perhaps, it seems, this astonishing affair no longer has the capacity to shock. the allegation this evening is that a bereaved mother who worked alongside "the news of the world"...